At Ardhi University, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, we collaborate on the IMAGINE project with:
Dr Shaaban Mgana
Mr Said Maneno
Ms Franella Halla
Mr Ramadhani Mbylume
Read our press release about the work we are doing in Dar es Salaam.
Read Franella’s paper on bacterial hazards in the subsurface of an informal settlement.
Read Kishor’s paper on chlorination effects on DNA based characterisation of drinking water microbiomes.
Read Kishor’s paper on our molecular microbiology lab in a suitcase.
Read Kishor’s MinION method validation paper.
October 2019: THE BIG MOMENT, Franella loading the flow cell at Ardhi University. From water sampling to 8 million reads within a week! Everything done in Tanzania! A big success!
October 2019: Sampling and on-site water treatment with ceramic pump (left-hand side)
Unplanned settlement
June 2019 sampling: Community borehole
May 2016: Initial sampling campaign